vacillation
Example Sentences
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So the decision to do nothing about the deflation was not a case of ignorance or vacillation, as Mr. Ahamed contends, but of alignment with long-established monetary norms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
But it’s D’Angelo’s soaring vocals that transmute the molten instrumental throbbing into a transcendent buzz, achieved through multi-track vocal layers and a vacillation between climactic reverb roars and serene breaks.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
Lois’ reticence about him mirrors our own vacillation with the DC Universe’s new direction: We need to see something more from this guy before we commit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
Even as Germany was expanding its territories against a backdrop of international vacillation, it was forming political alliances.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
With all his vacillation, when Carew had made up his mind one way or the other, he acted promptly and with energy.
From A Desperate Voyage by Knight, Edward Frederick
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